Scores of the brightest LGBT movers and shakers in Boston’s business community will converge on the Prudential Center complex for StartOut Boston’s 2014 Kickoff LGBT Entreneurship Panel & Networking event.

When an Atlanta wedding photographer submitted a photo of two brides for an ad she purchased in Weddings Unveiled, she had no idea they would refuse to publish it. Their eventual decision to do so has sparked a firestorm of controversy.

In a relatively short time, corporations have seen a sea change in how they view LGBT rights. From implementing pro-gay internal policies to vocally supporting marriage equality, companies are recognizing that supporting LGBT rights is good business.

The National Organization for Marriage is urging followers to cancel their T-Mobile subscriptions because the cell phone company has announced support for marriage equality in its home base of Washington State.

The LGBT community makes a move toward equality with dot.gay, a bid for a global Internet domain that serves as a clearinghouse for LGBT organizations, and donates a percentage of the proceeds to LGBT nonprofit charities.